Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Before Abdominal Surgery

Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Before Abdominal Surgery and the Prevalence of Perioperative Complications

Major abdominal surgeries are associated with perioperative cardiac morbidity of up to 10%.

Ischemic preconditioning may have a protective effect. The purpose of this study is to find out remote ischemic conditioning by inflating a blood pressure cuff on the arm will have a protective effect.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing abdominal surgery:large bowel, pancreatic and hepatic surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Chronic inflammatory disease.
• Glyburide use before surgery.